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SCHYSM v. BOYD

No. 45,336-CA.

47 So.3d 977 (2010)

Douglas SCHYSM, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Joseph and Kim BOYD, Penny Towne, and Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Highways, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 16, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baggett, McCall, Burgess, Watson & Gaughan, Lake Charles, LA, By Christopher Cameron McCall , Robert C. McCall , for Plaintiff-Appellant, Douglas Schysm.

Hayes, Harkey, Smith & Cascio, LLP, Monroe, LA, By John B. Saye , for Defendant-Appellant, State of Louisiana, DOTD.

Raymond Lee Cannon , for Appellees, Joseph and Kim Boyd.

Before CARAWAY, DREW and MOORE, JJ.

DREW, J.

In this personal injury lawsuit arising from a collision between a motorist and a horse on I-20 in Madison Parish, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development ("DOTD") appeals a judgment finding it 50% at fault and awarding over $800,000 in damages. The motorist, Douglas Schysm, also appeals the judgment, contending that the jury erred in not awarding damages for loss of earning capacity and for future...

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